Wildfire, wildlands, and people
Subtitle: understanding and preparing for wildfire in the wildland-urban interface
By: Susan M. Stein ... [et al.].
Contributors: Rocky Mountain Research Station (Fort Collins, Colo.)
Series: General technical report RMRS -- GTR-299; General technical report RMRS -- GTR-299.
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Fort Collins, CO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 36
Subjects: Wildfires; Prevention and control; Wildland-urban interface
Description: Fire has historically played a fundamental ecological role in many of America's wildland areas. However, the rising number of homes in the wildland-urban interface (WUI), associated impacts on lives and property from wildfire, and escalating costs of wildfire management have led to an urgent need for communities to become "fire-adapted." We present maps of the conterminous United States that illustrate historical natural fire regimes, the wildland-urban interface, and the number and location of structures burned since 1999. We outline a sampler of actions, programs, and community planning and development options to help decrease the risks of and damages from wildfire.
Notes: "A forests on the edge report."

"January, 2013."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 27-35).